Definition for Venality:

• The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official.

Synonyms for Venality:

• n.

  •attribute (noun)
  • venality.
  •corruption (noun)
  • un scrupulousnesses,
  • mis representations,
  • un scrupulousness,
  • profiteerings,
  • mis-representation,
  • jobberies,
  • bribings,
  • mis representation,
  • un-scrupulousness,
  • fiddlings,
  • fraudulencies,
  • unscrupulousnesses,
  • de-moralization,
  • shady deals,
  • breach trust,
  • de moralizations,
  • de-moralizations,
  • un-scrupulousnesses,
  • mis-representations,
  • de moralization,
  • on take.
  •corruptness (noun)
  • sordidness,
  • Vendibility.
  •disgrace (noun)
  • dis-respect,
  • dis credits,
  • dis respects,
  • dis respect,
  • dis-reputes,
  • dis graces,
  • dis esteem,
  • dis credit,
  • dis favor,
  • dis-graces,
  • de-basements,
  • disbarments,
  • in gloriousness,
  • dis favors,
  • dis-honor,
  • dis-esteem,
  • dis honor,
  • de basements,
  • dis-favor,
  • dis-respects,
  • in gloriousnesses,
  • dis reputes,
  • dis-esteems,
  • dis-repute,
  • de-gradation,
  • dis-favors,
  • de-gradations,
  • dis grace,
  • humblings,
  • de basing,
  • dis honors,
  • dis-honors,
  • in-gloriousnesses,
  • dis-credits,
  • de gradation,
  • debasings,
  • de-basement,
  • ingloriousnesses,
  • dis repute,
  • de gradations,
  • dis esteems,
  • dis-credit,
  • de-basing,
  • dis-grace,
  • de basement,
  • in-gloriousness.
  •ill repute (noun)
  • bad odors.
  •vice (noun)
  • malignance,
  • lubricities,
  • looseness,
  • maleficence,
  • Lubricity.

• Other synonyms:

  •corruptness
  • greed.
  •Other relevant words:
  • wickedness,
  • treachery,
  • iniquity,
  • flattery,
  • shame,
  • blot,
  • perfidy,
  • profligacy,
  • exaction,
  • transgression,
  • embezzlement,
  • sin,
  • degradation,
  • degeneracy,
  • roguery,
  • rottenness,
  • immorality,
  • marketability,
  • foul play,
  • greediness,
  • slur,
  • job,
  • badness,
  • Jobbing,
  • misconduct,
  • corruptibility,
  • ravenousness,
  • Mercenariness,
  • knavery,
  • covetousness,
  • malversation,
  • sinfulness,
  • perfidiousness,
  • blackmail,
  • graft,
  • villainy,
  • cupidity,
  • rascality,
  • blemish,
  • avidity,
  • contamination,
  • mouth honor,
  • sharp practice,
  • evil-doing,
  • stain,
  • disrepute,
  • rapacity,
  • Double dealing,
  • depravity,
  • shuffle,
  • Salability,
  • Barratry,
  • extortion,
  • salableness,
  • evil,
  • desire,
  • unfairness.

Venality Sentence Examples:

• He wrote to his successor, Mr. Vansittart, when he transferred to him his own office, that the only danger he had to dread in Bengal was that which might arise from venality and corruption.

• But the Volunteers had committed the fatal mistake of not obtaining the exercise of the elective franchise for their Catholic fellow - subjects: hence the Irish Parliament obtained only a nominal freedom, as its acts were entirely in the hands of the Government through the venality of the members.

Hyponym for Venality:

• n.

  • attribute
    corruption, corruptness.